[plug] Too stupid to build VPN bridge ...

[W.Kenworthy]

routing?  I find that openvpn often sets inappropriate routing on both
the server and client - including default routes to the wrong place.
Checked?

You might not be able to escape doing some scripted routing/un-routing
commands ...

BillK

On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 10:59 +0800, Bernd Felsche wrote:
> I've obviously grown too stupid to do this unaided:
> 
> Two networks; 192.168.3.0/24 and 192.168.2.0/24 need to be connected
> so that clients in both can see each other without having to set
> routes in every client. So I worked out that I needed a bridge.
> 
> I've set up a bridge using OpenVPN, and the two ends of the bridge
> can talk to each other, but clients on the respective networks still
> can't unless there's a route set in the client. The end points of
> the bridge are the default gateway for the network (at one end) or
> have the route set explicitly at the default gateway to point to the
> local end of the bridge (at the other).
> 
> It's basically set as per the HOWTO; bar the addresses. 
> 
> IP forwarding is set. I've checked. Many times.
> 
> Other than early retirement, what else can I do?